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Behind Blue Skies

Drama

Duration

1h 50m

Release

10 Sept 2010

Country

Sweden

Language

Swedish

Overview

It's 1975, and Martin is a teenager looking to break out of a stifling home environment ruled by his alcoholic father and long-suffering mother. When Martin's pal Micke suggests they get jobs together as waiters at a resort off the Swedish coast, Martin is all for it, but before long Micke finds better things to do and Martin is left on his own. The presence of pretty fellow server Jenny is a major consolation, but to his surprise, guileless Martin is soon chosen as the protégé of Gösta, the resort's short-tempered manager. Gösta clearly likes Martin and makes him his right hand man, which gives Martin a crash course in the seedy side of life when he discovers Gösta has a number of other business interests, not all of which are legal or ethical.

Plot

Coming-of-age story set in 1970s Swedish archipelago. Martin, a teenager, takes a summer job at a hotel where the manager, Gösta, involves him in dubious dealings while developing a special bond with the young employee.

Cast

Bill SkarsgårdPeter DalleJosefin Ljungman

Ratings

Internet Movie Database: 6.6/10

Details

Director

Hannes Holm

Writers

Hannes Holm

Revenue

$2,921,178

Awards

1 win & 1 nomination total
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